There need not be a purpose for such a wonderful structure!.... maybe
it will be a super charged sensory deprivation disco chamber.... maybe
it will be a gooey bio commune dome. Maybe ill befriend a man named
master and his pet goon/man blaster, and then hold battles for our
entertainment (ala mad max style).
for under $100 i should be able to make one that is ~8 in radius. I'm
still pricing material and looking for some free/scrap metal
alternatives.
I will do a lot of the fabrication in my spare time but would like
some help putting it together on campus for an afternoon/evening of
bbq and Frisbee throwing goodness... some time in the next month or 2.
This site is very informational.
http://www.desertdomes.com/index.html
There are lots of people who have build them for extended camping
trips, or festivals, or even chicken coops!
Brian
On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Burns, William <burns at cshl.edu> wrote:
> I don't have a box. I have a *place*, and an IP *for* a box @ CSHL.
> Pointing an islandlabs.org CNAME at a galaxy box/IP should be fine.
>> Geodesic dome? Cool. How big?
> Is it an end unto itself, or is there a greater purpose behind it?
>> -Bill
>> ________________________________
> From: list-bounces at islandlabs.org [mailto:list-bounces at islandlabs.org] On
> Behalf Of Jonathan Dahan
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:46 PM
> To: Island Labs main mailing list
> Subject: Re: [islandlabs] Meeting Sept 23rd, 2009
>> Thanks Bill,
> Near the end of the meeting, I remember someone saying he would look into
> getting the right phone for the near-space project. I got some static IPs
> from Brian we can use for now, so we are waiting on tonyb to build the
> physical box. We will have to use with a redirect since I don't think AMS
> will want to make a {islandlabs,lugsb}.ams.stonybrook.edu . Thanks for
> offering up a box and CSL, if we have conflicts with the network here we'll
> take you up on that. Brian will be building a geodesic dome and once the
> numbers are run will bring it to campus where we can build one.
> - Jonathan
>> P.S. s/Johnathan/Jonathan/g Bill
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Burns, William <burns at cshl.edu> wrote:
>>>> Our meeting consisted mostly of a discussion of project lists.
>>>> Here's what I'm aware of for project lists:
>>>> Johnathan
>> 1) advertisement in window
>> 2) Peggy LED board
>> 3) Media server
>> 4) Wiki or wiki alternative
>>>> Bill
>> 1) will sponsor balloon_to_near_space (If anyone is willing to "own" the
>> project + do the work)
>> 2) H-Bridge motor-driver (for use w/ Arduino)
>> 3) Turn blinkey-light chaser circuit into an audio circuit to drive a
>> "corn-starch" speaker?
>>>> Lori + Casey:
>> 1) Curtains w/ "Yo-Yos"
>>>> AFAIK, there were no takers for the balloon to near-space project.
>> Let me know if I'm wrong about that.
>>>> Johnathan has hardware for a wiki, but needs to "find" a static IP to use
>> w/ it.
>> Victor confirms that he *should* have a record of galaxy static IPs in his
>> host list, but he also seemed grumpy/suspicious about the need for a static
>> IP not being "work related".
>> He didn't say that he'd send Johnathan the IP info, but there's no "real"
>> reason for him not to.
>> If Island-Labs isn't able to get a static IP, I can offer space, bandwidth
>> and a static IP at CSHL.
>>>> Some work was done on the "angry robot" posters.
>> I think there was a "chemistry" version and a "cooking" version. Maybe a
>> "sewing" version?
>>>> Personally, I think that we should try to use these to promote more
>> workshops, but we need more good/simple workshop idea.
>> One idea mentioned was a cooking event. (ice-cream flambe?)
>> note: I've got a really cool blender.
>>>> Some work was done on the "solar flashlight".
>> Here's the math I did in case anyone's interested.
>>>> MATH: 2 BUTTON BATTERIES W/ 1 "BASIC" LED
>> 2.8V - 1.8V LED = 1V
>> V=I*R
>> 12=.01*R
>> R=12/.01
>> R=1200 Ohms
>>>> MATH: 12-VOLT SUPPLY W/ 2 "BASIC" LEDs:
>> 12V - 3.6V (2 LEDs)= 8.4 V
>> 8.4V/.01 Amps
>> R=840 Ohms
>>>> The resistor actually in use:
>> Gr Blu Br:
>> 5 6 0 Ohms
>>>> *however* it turns out that these LEDs were color-changing LEDs, that want
>> a higher current and voltage.
>> (We don't have specs on-hand for our parts) Possibly 30mA @ ~3V?
>>>> This circuit probably needed a 200 or 300 Ohm resistor.
>> The latest plan is/was to double-up on the solar panels instead of
>> changing the resistor.
>> (A larger capacitor couldn't hurt either)
>>>> RESISTOR COLOR CODES
>> 0 Black
>> 1 Brown
>> 2 Red
>> 3 Orange
>> 4 Yellow
>> 5 Green
>> 6 Blue
>> 7 Violet
>> 8 Grey
>> 9 white
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